Tile-colored righteye flounder (Poecilopsetta plinthus)

Scientific name: Poecilopsetta plinthus Jordan & Starks, 1904

Tile-colored righteye flounder (Poecilopsetta plinthus)

The Tile-colored righteye flounder (Poecilopsetta plinthus) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan, Taiwan, and China near Hainan. Reported from the Philippines and South Korea.

Biology

Upper-jaw length 3.4 to 3.9 times in head length (Ref 12933).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Poecilopsetta plinthus
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Depth range
60–400 m (197–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and China near Hainan. Reported from the Philippines and South Korea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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